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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-28
RAILROAD LINES.
TRAINS NORThWARD.R
DAILY. fDally except Sunday)
STOPPING-PLACES.

DAILY. fDaily Except SundayJ
sTOPPING-PLACES.
Nos - and II make no stops No. . stops
o1iv on .irnal at Manchester and Chester 10
- s.0ts only on signal at Chester, Ne1ua'ln,
and WINCHESTER. No. IS stops on slghal AZ az
re.,u.ar stations No. G6 stops on sleuhl ~ a..
res,,,lar stations aud also At Temples ana ToIt
Woithau Nos. 81, - 33. -, 50, anu 80, MIL stop
al all stations for passengers.
PULLMAN-CAR SERVICE
n, Trains Nos. II and q sleeping-cars between
sSew, Yore and Tampa. Fla. lrid JacksonYlllel.
on Trains Nos. II ard q sleeping-cars between
Washington and Charleston. On Train No q
sleepirg.cars between Washington and JACK
sonvtlle. on Train No. IS sleeping-cars bc'"eeh
Jacksonville and New York
THE ONLY ALL~RAIL LINE TO NoRfOLA'
rE1vR ARRIVE.
Richmond .'l0a9 a. NJ Norfolk. 20 l.. ".
Richmond. =. 800 r. VI. Norfolk ..E.1 4 ~
Norfolk .'s:iO 4. NJ. Richmond .ls:lo J.. VI.
Norfolk ......tl:5O p. NJ. Richmond. .esO !. NJ.
These trains also make close connections Tor
Farnville. Iynchburg. and southwestern points
and an stations on the Norfolk and Western raii-
road. except the 1919 train. Passengers Tor
POINTS west Of Petersburg should tage inc ~
! ,roin ,retead r.. NJ. SULL1.
superintendent
FTD.M MYERS. General superintendent
| l. VI. EMERSON, General Passenger Agent
| Gov n IS Traric Manager de IS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-28
DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
II, AKIN POTOMAC RAILROAD.
ONLY TWELVE HOURS BETWEEN RICE
MOND AND BALTIMORE IN EACH
DIRECTION.

Correspondingly quick time % other p'i-A
Through bills OF lacing issued az low rates
G. A. TAYLOR
mo- General FreIght Asll.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-28
RAILROAD L,yEs.
Schedule I'm EGect
NOyemb0r II, 1881.


wv ~ lOsf"s
Train No. 70 makes connection ~ Kess
for Chsse CiiJ ara Cs-ksyiie 10 Greers.l
for Durham ani hacgh daily except S4lf,7
and al points on S0r,h CarUii1B Division. AZ
Northwestern Norm Carolina railroad.
Train No. y maKes connection a. Orec1.t,ri
for Raleigh, OOldsbOrl. anI MOrsheai CIV I,
SGisbury for AsheyNo. HOt Spriugs. az al
priDts In Western North CaIoina: az th,-..,,,
wit Charlotte. Column bia End Augusta aI.-..t
FOR Columbia. Augusta, Aiken. Charlie. ~
wanna. Thomasyills Ca, Jaoks,ovis. arf
otner f.Drida poin's: also. with Carolina le1.
trail raiiri vi for Wilmington.
Trains hom the SOlth arrive 2, E.clm9.f
- 4 n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-28
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO ROU Il
\ SCHEDULE TAKING EFFECT
NOVEMBER 10, 49,.

NOVEMBER 10, isss.
LEAVE RICHMOND:
am A. " for Newport = VS.. Old Point Cons
fort. aud Norfolk daily.
If.05 A. NJ. Through and Local Mall % all points
West, except sunday. Shoppers Nil1-
ton Forge 10 Huntington.
2.0o p NJ. tor Nowuort NeTs. Old Point AMI
Norfolk. except sunday.
400 p ". Charlottesville AccemlAoiAGSA, -
cept sunday. ,,.
g.a5 p. NJ. Tor Louisville. Cincinnati, ChicagN
-. Louis. Memphis, aud Ne" Ol-
lear--Fast Express with Hrolen
Pul!mans daily. only route running
Puilmaus West from Richmond.
ARRIVE IN RIcHaoND:
$50 A. NJ. Cnarlotoylle Accommodation GA
cept sunday, -
,o.., NJ from Nor,olk on Point, and New
port News. except sunday
so ~. -. IRON local points aud The West, e1-
ccpt sunday.
e.io p n. from O,d Point Newport News, and
Norfolk daily. -.
oOo p. N. from Louisville and Cincinnai'-f as
Express-daiiy.
pc,,ot. Seventeenth and B-oad streets
FLEETS 81 1000 Main street and ~ me tepo-
f. ". FULLER,
r,,,,.at Va..frrfr Agent
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ON FREDERICKSBURG

ID ICHNUND, htIILI'I N - -.
Is AND POTOMAC RAlTROAD.-scbeiule
commencing DECEMBER - lso'-eassegh
standard time; .... to-, sa,,,,. s,oys
''-' only al Ashland, Junction, Milford.
AMI Fredcncksbure. sleeper "
Washincc0u. Leaves Washington Tor
New YORK at li:i0 A. N.
,,.o- A NJ Leaves Byri-Strcet station daily OK
-''' - cept sunday. Leaves Mashingt Tor
Now u rk AZ 4:2O NJ.
s.Nn o NJ. leaves Byrd-street station osilys
sleeper 20 New YORK.
,n.oo A NJ arrives at Byrd-Strect station dairy.
sleeper from New lork.
24S p. NJ, arrives az Byrd s'aiion aAlly
stops at Fredericksburg. Milford, ana
Junction. Sleeper from " Washington.
l0:t5P. NJ, arrives az Byrd-Street station daily;
except sunday. sleeper fIoIn Wash
ingtgn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
The Jubilee Celebration.

The jubilee services in London Tuesday
in honor of the close of the fftieth year of
Queen Nictoria's reign were probably the
grandest pageants that the world has ever
witnessed, The six miles of streets through
which the Queen passed were thronged
with people, and from every window and
jutting cornice and parapet and balcony
the myriads of countrymen and foreign
sight seers-in all more than million peo-
ple-gazed upon the passing show. AS the
Queens carriage was drawn on, guarded
by princely retinue, the loyal passion of
the lookers-on found voice in. roars of
cheers. Within Westminster Abbey the
scene was even more impressive Ten
thousand princes, potentates, ambassadors
peers, bishops and commoners of distinc-
ton rose as the Queen entered or followed
in her train. The national anthem pealed
from the great organ, and all with one ac-
cord joined in the mighty cry, God save
the Queen !" The blessing of God was in
voked by the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Dean of Westminster, and the com
memoration services of prayer, anthems
and chorals were profoundly moving. 1t
was marvellous celebration, and its like
may never again be seen. One of the nu-
merous presents received by the Queen was
f15,OOO, subscribed by three million wom-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
augInnd. the Mnrherer.

John II. Sugland, whose own final act
coniesses him the murderer Of the unfortu-
nate girl, Helen Burt, was negro, las
black IA the ace Of spades, but with IA trace
of either Spanish or Indian blood which
somewhat modified the usual negro fea-
lures. He was tall straight, well formed
and powerfully built. He hal bright in
telligent face, which hardly bore the i'm
press Of his real character He had high
cheek bones and close woody hair. but the
lips were thin and there was nothing of the
stolidity of expression which marks the av-
erage negro face. lie evidently took much
PRIDE IN his personal appearance and was
well known about town as wearing a neat
black suit and Grand Army hat His his
tory was more than doubtful one, and
he has always borne a hard name. During
the war he WAS arrested on a charge of do
ing violence to a man, in Vernon. aud was
released from Jail on his promise 10 enlist
III the jith Massachusetts black regiment,
then being raised, which he did Since the
war he has lived in Vernon Guiford and
BrattlebOrO, and has been best known ON
account of the unsavory crowd with which
he has been connected and the rows of all
sorts IN which he has been engaged One
report says that he was suspected Of foul
play In connection with his fathers death
and that at one time, when two or three
men, who owed him grudge, set upon him
to punish him, he beat one Of them so that
he died. of late he has been at work for
Fred Waite as a wood chopper, as stated in
the testimony. He has had white woman
living with him as his wife He had two
children, girl and boy Of Is and 10.
letter came from Hinsdale this morn
ing saying that sister of the man whom
Sugland murdered in 1863 is now living
there and could give information about him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24

he sent her money 10 come 10 his house
Said she had two dollars and a little more
when she went away. Didn't speak about
any trouble with her Never had heard
Sugland make any threats against the girl.
After IA racket that she and others had at
Trendalls last fall, he told her 10 keep
away from his house, for Gods sake, for he
didn't want any such trouble there"
John b. Walker-swOrn Lives over
Kuech's store on Main street works what
he is able TO in the blacksmith shop below
the American House. While he was sitting
on a box in the shop last Thursday after
noon looking out Of the window, he saw
Sugland pass three times Last time was
about the time the 3 o'clock train comes.
Spoke TO a boy and said, There goes Sug
land" Was positive it was Thursday and
could not be shaken.
G. &. Clancv-sworn. Saw the Burt girl
on the street last Thursday afternoon.
E. NJ. AppEn-sworn Saw Sugland 20
up the railroad on Wednesday or Thursday
afternoon Of last week. Couldn't tell
which day.
f. NJ. Waite recalled Counsel for state
proposed to ask him question about trou-
ble which Sugland had with the girl before
she left Monday afternoon, "a told TO him
(Waite) by Sugland's children. Could do
this under statute passed by the legisa-
ture Of 1886, permitting one side in case
TO contradict its own witnesses. Counsel
for defense objected, and the hearing was
finally adjourned TO Thursday afternoon at
. o'clock
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
WEDNESDAYS TESTIMONY,
Morning session.

John Carney-sworn. Is porter Mt the
Brooks House knows Sugland saw him
Thursday or Friday afternoon in rear of
the town hall going toward the stairs which
lead down to the railroad track white
woman was with him it was between or
O'Clock. He, witness, was ON Taylor's
wagon with the mail rode up with the
driver; couldn't he certain whether it was
Thursday or Friday.
Frank Norcross- Drives Taylor's
express wagon saw Sugland and woman
at the same time and place mentioned by
Carney; had come up from $3.50 train ;
couldn't be certain whether it was Thurs
day or Friday
Alexander Cummings-sworn. Lives in
BrattlebOro works at railroad blacksmith
shop Il little way above the stairs saw
Sugland once or twice last week saw him
going down Saturday forenoon and back
in the afternoon saw him 20 up the track
one day before last week, and woman
with him thought it was Thursday ::
couldn't have been the day the monument
was dedicated because he wasn't ut work
that day.
s. N. Herrick recalled. Saw Surland
at his place either Thursday or Friday last
week thought it was Thursday, because
on Friday he was ON his horse at the monu-
ment dedication from $50 till 5P.M.
On cross examination said he couldn't fix
the hour or day definitely, but thought it
was Thursday.
s. W, Richardson-sworn Saw Sug-
land standing ut northwest corner of town
hall building last week either Thursday or
Friday felt very sure it was Thursday, be-
cause ON Friday he was occupied with the
dedication. Another black man stood with
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
THE INVESTIGATION.
Tuesday Morning.. Session.

The preliminary examination of John II.
Sugand, ON charge of numbering Helen
Addie Burt, began before Justice VIM. S.
Newton at the town hall ON Tuesday morn
ing. A large crowd of people was in at
tendance, The court was called to order
at lO;4O and the state S attorneys complaint
was read 10y Mr. Mann in person. The
complaint alleges that the said Sugand did,
in the town of Dummerston, with a piece
of wood, iron, or other instrument, assault
the said Helen A. Burt and inflict ON her a
mortal injury second count in the com
plant alleges that the deed was done in
Brattlehoro.
Rnaldo n. Ilescock was the first witness
called and sworn. The witness lives in
Brattleboro and works in the Estey organ
shops. Last Sunday morning, Just as the 8
O'Clock church bells were ringing, he was
down on Roots island at "a point almost in
in a straight line down from GIeason's coal
sheds. He there discovered an object living
and about 10 rods below the bend in the
river, 1t was human body with just the
hips sticking up above the water 1t seem
ed TO have iloated there and TO have just
caught ON stone enough 10 hold it, lie
took off his shoes and stockings and waded
out and took hold of the body by one heel
and pulled it in far enough 50 that it would
not float away and then went up and no
titled Mr. Herrick. Herrick came down
and A. j, Gleason and an Irishman. At
Mr.. Herrick's request the witness turned
the body over, 1t was all naked below the
hips except the shoes and stockings. 1t
was the body of woman had ON a striped
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24

house, but found nothing Of any sipniG
canoe in connection with the crime In
Sugland's trunk Of which he carefnlly
kept the key, there was a pistol a slung
shot and bowie knife, aud various odds
and ends Nothing Of Importance was
found on his person after his death Moth.
ing was found Of the letter 10 the Burt
girl which he took from the post office
Thursday afternoon.
Sugland's bearing in the court room was
remarkably self possessed and free from
uneasiness or signs Of guilt It is now
known, however, that, when Mr.. Martin
told him ON Wednesday morning that wit
nesscs would come in 10 swear 10 hearing
screams on Thursday night, he changed
countenance and tremor vsibly shook
him.
There was general belief that Mrs. Al
mOnd knew more than she told in court.
but on Thursday morning Mr. Haskns and
Mr.. Starkey went to her house and salts
fled themselves that she had no guilty
knowledge. She said she noticed that
that Sugland did not talk about Addie Burt
going away except as she asked him aues-
tions. He said she had gone on account of
her damn meanness, etc, but this was
all. Mrs. Almond confessed to standing in
mortal fear Of "John"
The negro CARTRIDGE bore a bad name in
Rutland. He was wanted there last winter
for some old affair with which he was con
nected
Sugland's wife and daughter we're on the
street Thursday morning after the story
that Jake would peach got out, and It
is probable that they let him know what
was coming.
suspicious circumstance is the fact that
on Thursday, the day when Dummy Man
ming saw Sugland at the sand bank wear
ing new suit Of clothes, he is known to
have worn a clean white shirt. The next
day, Friday, he bought another white shirt
at the jew clothing store The Inference
is that on Thursday night he had got tell
tale blood stains on the other shirt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
When and Where she Murder vns
Done.

This may never be known. We're il not
for the fact that credible witnesses are smrs
they saw the Burt girl ON the street Thurs
day afternoon, aud were it not for the cries
heard that night, most persons would lac
neVe That Sugland followed the girl when
she left his house Monday night and killed
her Then secreting the body at first and
afterwards throwing it into the river.
W, mere she was ON Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights is an unsolved problem
ior IL Is not generally believed that She
went south ON the cars aud came back dur-
ing that Tune. The fact that she had ON her
person when found the exact amount Of
money that she had when she left Sugland's
Is not consistent with the theory that She
had been away. ''''
The cries TO which Mrs. Rabbit testified
We're also heard by young lady who is Wis.
ltlng at Mr.. McQuaide's Mt the Bradley farm
house Just across the West river from Mr.
Eaton's. Tracks are said 10 have baan
found under the Valley railroad bridge
which may have been made bv Sugland
when he carried the body down to the wa
ter 0
On the whole, the most reasonable snnno-
sltlon Is that the murder was done Thurs
gay night, and in any case there is no
doubt that 1t was committed and the holy
thrown into the river somewhere above the
village, and that it iloated down TO where
IL was found ON Sunday morning.
The probability is that Sugland tied the
dress over the head in order 10 keen the
blood OIL his clothes in carrying the body
10 the water 1t is a well-known fact.
however, that ignorant and superstitious
iolk always cover the face of dead BODY
when handling it.
II the murder was done on Thursday
night, Sugland may have secreted the body
until Friday night before putting il in the
river, notifying Cartledge in the meantime
TO look for it. '''''''
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
Petroleum for Fuel.

The use of petroleum instead of coal on
"A Pennsylvania railroad train running from
Altoona to Pittsburg probably foreshadows
great change in the methods of supplying
power to locomotives in the United States
About II barrels of oil, carried in a tank
ON the tender, were consumed during the
trip of ll6 miles, and the experiment is re
ported to have been completely successful
For some time past petroleum and its resid-
ual products have been successfully used
ON Russian RAILWAYS and steamboats, As
long ago as 1884 large quantities of OIL the
product of the Baku oil region, were used
as fuel ON the Russian railroads in the re-
gion between the Black and Caspian seas.
One year later oil residuum had supplanted
coal not only in the locomotives of the
Transcaucasian and Transcaspian railways,
hut also in the furnaces of 300 steamboats,
plying ON the Caspian and in the Volga
river, Last year Russian oil was used al
most to the exclusion of coal ON the Swe-
dish railways, an engine using oil was
drawing trains between Alexandria and
Cairo, and the same kind of fuel supplied
power for all the engines of the Baku re-
ineries From Moscow to Teheran and
from the Merry oasis to the port of Batoum
on the Black sea oil had taken the place of
coal ON thousands of miles of railway and
in hundreds of factories Last February
sailing vessel arrived Mt Odessa, carrying
800 tons of oil residuum consigned to the
factories at that port which had been using
English coal, The price of this fuel at the
port of Novorossisk, where it had been
taken ON board, was about a. 80 a ton. It
was acknowledged that one ton Of it would
do the work Of two tons of English coal in
the factories Of Odessa. In MAY last the
steamship ChurieS Howdrd was supplied in
London with appliances for burning resid-
ual oils aud Immediately afterward she
started for the Black sea. ''Not particle
Of smoke was visible at the funnel, " the
report says "and her fires worked admira-
bly,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
The Counsel.

The counsel appearing for the state in this
matter were States Attorney II. Mann, jr.
assisted by Hon. j. VI. Tyler and Col. X.
Haskins for the respondent, Hon. j. l..
Martin assisted 10y Mr.. Hit As has al.
ready been stated, Mr. Waite employed
Mr.. Martin for Sugland, 10 see that he had
a fair hearing While knowing well Sug.
lands generally bad character and not at
tempting TO defend him in this respect, the
man had served him faithfully for three
years and Mr. Waite did not believe him
guilty Of the murder He told the authori
ties, and it was also so stated in court by
Mr. Martin on Wednesday, that he propos
ed to defend him only until convinced that
he was guilty. If evidence of his guilt ap.
peared he should drop him and turn him
over to the state. His course in the mat
ter was certainly commendable and straight.
forward
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
Cnr,Iedge Finally Released.

II was under discussion last evening bv
the town officers, states attorney and 9th
er lawyers, as u whether Cartledge should
not be sent to jail, and held 10 appear be
lore the grand jury on charge of being
AN accessory after the crime. II seemed
doubtful, however, whether the law would
really warrant thus holding him. and more
over there is no evidence against him ex
cept his own statement Were il not known
that he went down by the river last Satur-
day night there would be small reason for
Dehevlng any of his statements. 1t WAS
therefore decided by States Attorney Mann
thls morning to release him Before he WINS
released, however, he was visited bv ,Jus-
ice Newton and the lawyers and an effort
made to get some further information from
MN but the attempt was only partially
successful. He adhered to his statement
tnat II was on Friday that Sugland came to
MN ana told him that he had killed the
gHl ana ne must watch for the body Satur-
DAY but IN addition to this he said TINT
ouglahd also came to him on Saturday to
make sure that he would 20 to the river
that evening. Sugland said he would he
around on the street when he came mn from
the river. When Cartledge did come nm he
found Sugland standing on the corner Inv,
Cutlers shoe store. Cartledge said he
didn't stay down as long as he meant Ia he
cause he got kind o 'fraid to stav down
darn wv"
Further than this he said that he
was on the street Thursday afternoon and
talked with Suglald near the town hall. as
described by Mr.. Richardson in his testimo-
ny Sugland then told him in IA general
way that he was going to kill the girl be
cause she was running around so much
After the lawyers had gone Cartledye
repeated the same story To Mr.. Boyden and
Mr.: Herrick, with some statements added
making It stronger and more probable.
ms old negro is evidently not over
bright some of the time, doubtless he
sticks 70 the point and tells the truth. and
again he goes OFF ''romaucing" in his talk
IN true negro fashion, He was set at liber
" before noon today.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24

The Rutland Herald of Tuesday had a
paragraph which said The account in
yesterdays Herald Of the finding of the
body of Helen A. Burt in the Connecticut
river at Brattleboro excited much interest
IN Rutland as the woman was thought to
belong here. The Rutland police believe
that the dead woman was the daughter of
Mrs. Nellie Burt Of Strong's avenue. as she
went to Brattleboro several months ago
She has borne bad reputation 1t is claim
ed that Sugland is her husband and it will
be remembered that about 10 months ago
he was arrested by Officer Brislm on Main
street for carrying dirk knife and peep
ing into houses -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24

The committee stage of the Irish coer-
cion bill was ended last Friday night with
the passage of the twentieth and last clause
the close of the long fight. The Irish mem
bers left the house in body after record
ing their protest against the bill as it was
put clause by clause and the Liberals,
headed by Mr.. Gladstone, filed through the
house when the sixth clause was reached, to
record their votes against it, and did not
afterward take their seats The tories
count it great victory, but the Parnellites
will keep up a stout fight against its final
passage, and hope to defer it until the end
of the session in August.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24

The New York legislature has enacted a
law which forhids any steam railroad COM
pany in the state to heat its passenger cars
by stoves or furnaces after May 1, 1888
Roads less than 30 miles long are exempted
from the operation of the statute, but the
accident or other emergency and of passen-
ger cars on mixed trains. By the same law
safety posts for bridge trusses are provided
for, and also guard posts in the prolonga-
ton of the line of bridge trusses, so that in
case of derailment the posts and not the
bridge trusses shall receive the blow of the
derailed locomotive or car.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24
THE THING 10 BE DOME NOW.

Through startling succession of events
very essential beginning has been made
toward Kidding this town of an element
which has long been its curse as a nursery
of drinking, fighting and general rowdyism
and ruflianism Such an element is always
self -destructive in the end las this has PROV
ed to be. The thing for the authorities to
do now is to take every possible means TO
rid the place Of it and its resorts, Places
like Trendalls and those ON the camp
ground have been long enough an alrront
to an otherwise decent and orderly commu-
nifty. Let them now 'move on